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We have in the past few years made progress on the theories and understanding of social learning approaches. But more research and real-life case studies are needed (Photo: Z Sewunet (ILRI)
Paving the way for social learning in the climate change context
… Our initiative seeks to understand what we, both Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and others, can learn from various … us, can very much create better decision-making on climate change and agriculture issues. Since knowledge sharing, joint learning, and … and food security: wicked problems and non-traditional solutions Want sustainable development? Then it's time to get social Making it real: …
Insight, 24 March 2014
This week in Myanmar, pictured, the Forest Farm Facility is funding a national exchange between forest and farm producer groups and many other producer groups (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Forest and Farm Facility: Getting resources to those who matter
… forest-farm enterprises delivers local public goods (such as sustainable food, energy, water and construction materials) alongside … management team involves a partnership of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) , The International Union for the …
Insight, 24 March 2014
Annual report 2009/10
… to think and write – and to be published, often for the first time. Sustainable markets Accountability in the pipeline:  a suite of IIED … IIED briefings had tangible impacts on governance. Governance for sustainable development Managing a uranium rush:  rising energy prices … economies, Botswana, was planning a National Strategy for Sustainable Development, and the government sought IIED’s expert …
Page, 21 October 2010
This bridge crossing the Yorkin river in the Sixaola Basin is used daily by local communities, including children on their way to school in the early morning. (Photo: Paul Aragón,©IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Costa Rica
… to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, the International … territory is not recognised by the government of Panama. Subsistence agriculture is important for these communities, and they grow bananas, …
Project, 13 December 2018
Cover for G03270.pdf
The case of the Nyabyumba United Farmers Group in Kabale district
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 May 2008
A meeting of community members in Bangladesh. Similar meetings will feed into an international network of government planners sharing strategies on how to mainstream climate change into development planning (Photo: Isabelle Lemaire)
Government group network on climate change mainstreaming
… and sub-national development plans, projects and programmes for sustainable development. Its key objectives are to: Create a platform … among group members who face common development challenges for sustainable development, and Communicate and disseminate knowledge. The …
Project, 29 September 2014
Old woman in profile in front of thatched hut and mud house. Niger.
Making gender and generation matter
… and contributed to the emerging debates on poverty reduction and sustainable development. Background Social change is closely intertwined … Facility processes. Because gender disparities profoundly shape agriculture and other land use, REDD+ readiness plans should not only … analyses of gender and generation are important to the success of sustainable development initiatives, and many available tools and …
Project, 26 April 2011
Cover for G03262.pdf
Innovative Practice South Africa: The inclusion and empowerment of farmers through partnerships
… Over a period of ten years the Thandi project has proved itself sustainable and a success. This publication forms part of the … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 July 2007
Nairobi in Kenya is one of many fast-growing cities across Africa (Photo: Stuart Price/Make it Kenya, Creative Commons via Flickr)
African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons
… tend to be more economically productive than those working in agriculture. And urban Africans typically live longer and have higher … and helping local government or utilities mobilise investment for sustainable urban infrastructure. This blog first appeared on the …
Insight, 31 October 2018
Local voice, global forest, local forest, global voice
… various panels . The group’s message was a simple one, advocating for sustainable forest management and locally controlled forestry as a vital … international levels with the aim of working for the equitable and sustainable management of forestry resources, had organized, in … Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and a series of local partners in Ghana, …
Insight, 17 January 2011